Top 200 ’70s Songs

Focusing on a decade in which classic rock came into its own, our list of Top 200 '70s Songs spans the gamut of cornerstone bands.

Some, as you'll see by clicking through the gallery below, were sadly on their way out. Luckily, former members of the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel began crafting solo gems for the ages. The stalwart Rolling Stones, meanwhile, showed they weren't going anywhere – fighting through addiction only to emerge right in the middle of the disco zeitgeist.

Bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Santana – all of whom began to pick up steam toward the end of the '60s – could be found building the framework of their lasting legend in this new decade. But it wasn't all familiar figures from classic rock's initial era, either.